Hacker News with Generative AI: Education

Texas' annual reading test adjusted difficulty yearly, masking improvement (theconversation.com)
Texas children’s performance on an annual reading test was basically flat from 2012 to 2021, even as the state spent billions of additional dollars on K-12 education.
Education, Texas, Testing, Assessment
62 points by cratermoon 30 days ago | 80 comments
Reactions and follow up to College English Majors Can't Read (kittenbeloved.substack.com)
Well, that was a wild ride. As of the time of this writing, College English majors can’t read has 120,000 views and 535 comments.
Education, Reading, Social Media, Culture
11 points by surprisetalk 30 days ago | 1 comments
Trump administration orders US embassies to stop student visa interviews (theguardian.com)
The Trump administration has ordered US embassies worldwide to immediately stop scheduling visa interviews for foreign students as it prepares to implement comprehensive social media screening for all international applicants.
Politics, Immigration, Foreign Policy, Education, Technology
14 points by derbOac 31 days ago | 3 comments
AI Cheating Is So Out of Hand in Schools That the Blue Books Are Coming Back (gizmodo.com)
It’s no secret that AI is wrecking America’s educational system. With easy access to apps like ChatGPT—which can answer any question and also write full-fledged essays for you—high school and college students have begun to cheat their way through life, content to let an algorithm do the thinking, and the test-taking, for them. It’s no surprise, then, that some educators have gone analog, in an effort to stem the tide of anti-intellectualism sweeping the nation.
Education, Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Cheating
13 points by pseudolus 31 days ago | 3 comments
US considers social media vetting for foreign university students (thenational.scot)
Social Media, Education, Immigration, International Relations, Politics
12 points by geox 31 days ago | 0 comments
Trump administration orders US embassies to stop student visa interviews (theguardian.com)
The Trump administration has ordered US embassies worldwide to immediately stop scheduling visa interviews for foreign students as it prepares to implement comprehensive social media screening for all international applicants.
Politics, Immigration, Education, Foreign Policy
20 points by helsinkiandrew 31 days ago | 3 comments
Estonia eschews phone bans in schools and takes leap into AI (theguardian.com)
While many schools in England have banned smartphones, in Estonia – regarded as the new European education powerhouse – students are regularly asked to use their devices in class, and from September they will be given their own AI accounts.
Education, Artificial Intelligence, Estonia, Technology, Policy
9 points by atlasunshrugged 32 days ago | 4 comments
Shenandoah Students Creating VR Experience Following the Lewis and Clark Trail (su.edu)
A team of students at Shenandoah University is wrapping up work on a groundbreaking virtual reality project that will change how people learn about and experience the famed Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Virtual Reality, Education, History
35 points by gnabgib 32 days ago | 4 comments
Trying to teach in the age of the AI homework machine (solarshades.club)
Trying to teach in the age of the AI homework machine.
Education, Artificial Intelligence, Technology
481 points by notarobot123 32 days ago | 649 comments
Computer Science major has seventh highest unemployment rate (newsweek.com)
Despite routinely ranking as one of the most popular majors for college students and recent graduates, computer science has one of the highest unemployment rates across all areas of study.
Computer Science, Education, Employment, Unemployment
20 points by claudiulodro 32 days ago | 2 comments
Trump considers giving $3B of Harvard's grants to trade schools (theguardian.com)
President Donald Trump said on Monday he is considering taking $3bn of grant money away from Harvard University and giving it to trade schools across the United States.
Politics, Education, Higher Education, Trade Schools
14 points by geox 32 days ago | 9 comments
Trump demands list of names of Harvard's foreign students (independent.co.uk)
President Donald Trump posted a late-night rant on Truth Social, demanding that Harvard University provide his administration with the “names and countries” of all its international students.
Politics, Education, Immigration
16 points by belter 33 days ago | 4 comments
Open Source Society University – Path to a free self-taught education in CS (github.com/ossu)
The OSSU curriculum is a complete education in computer science using online materials.
Computer Science, Education, Open Source, Free Resources
534 points by saikatsg 33 days ago | 162 comments
Mathpad: A mathematical keypad for students and professionals (github.com/Summa-Cogni)
Mathpad is a keypad that makes it easy to type equations.
Mathpad, Software, Programming, Education
126 points by todsacerdoti 33 days ago | 38 comments
Domain Theory Lecture Notes (liamoc.net)
Domain Theory, Mathematics, Computer Science, Education
61 points by todsacerdoti 34 days ago | 7 comments
It is time to stop teaching frequentism to non-statisticians (2012) (arxiv.org)
We should cease teaching frequentist statistics to undergraduates and switch to Bayes. Doing so will reduce the amount of confusion and over-certainty rife among users of statistics.
Statistics, Education, Bayesian Statistics
94 points by Tomte 34 days ago | 100 comments
Study of the Reading Comprehension Skills of English Majors at Two Universities (muse.jhu.edu)
This paper analyzes the results from a think-aloud reading study designed to test the reading comprehension skills of 85 English majors from two regional Kansas universities.
Education, Reading Comprehension, Research, English Majors, Higher Education
12 points by pseudolus 34 days ago | 5 comments
Guide to the Systems Engineering Body of Knowledge (SEBoK) (2024) (sebokwiki.org)
On behalf of the Editorial Board, the Governing Board, and our authors and sponsors, welcome to SEBoK version 2.11.
Systems Engineering, Knowledge Management, Engineering, Technology, Education
19 points by Tomte 35 days ago | 0 comments
Why Academic Freedom Matters (ravenmagazine.org)
In the midst of the 2020 protests for racial justice, I prepared to teach my annual July mini-course on free speech for incoming FLI (First-Generation and/or Low-Income) students at Amherst College.
Academic Freedom, Education, Social Justice
10 points by Tomte 35 days ago | 0 comments
Chinese College Gives Harvard International Students 'Unconditional Offers' (newsweek.com)
A Hong Kong college has promised "unconditional offers" for international students at Harvard after the Trump administration revoked the Ivy League's ability to enroll them.
Education, China, International Students, Harvard University
14 points by doener 35 days ago | 2 comments
Kermit the Frog gives commencement speech at University of Maryland (apnews.com)
Music talent agent among dead after jet crashes into San Diego neighborhood
Celebrities, Education, Accidents
17 points by ChrisArchitect 35 days ago | 14 comments
Belgium Belgium's future queen caught up in Harvard foreign student ban (theguardian.com)
Princess Elisabeth, the 23-year-old future queen of Belgium, has just completed her first year at Harvard University but the ban imposed by Donald Trump’s administration on foreign students studying there could jeopardise her continued attendance.
International Relations, Politics, Education, Royal Family
13 points by iancmceachern 35 days ago | 0 comments
The Impact of Post-Tenure Evaluations on Faculty Productivity and Selection (ssrn.com)
This paper examines the labor market effects of Florida's 2022 post-tenure review policy, which weakened tenure protections at public universities.
Education, Tenure, Labor Economics, Florida, Higher Education
7 points by paulpauper 35 days ago | 1 comments
Judge Blocks Trump Move to Halt Harvard's International Student Visas (thecrimson.com)
A federal judge granted Harvard a temporary restraining order in its suit to block the Trump administration’s efforts to revoke its authorization to enroll international students.
Politics, Law, Education, Immigration
19 points by MinimalAction 35 days ago | 5 comments
Federal judge halts Trump admin ban on Harvard's ability to enroll intl students (cnn.com)
Politics, Education, Immigration, Law
34 points by zzzeek 35 days ago | 9 comments
Harvard's foreign students are stuck and scared (bbc.com)
Harvard University, Foreign Students, Immigration, Education
7 points by n1b0m 35 days ago | 2 comments
Harvard sues Trump administration over international student enrollment ban (cnbc.com)
Harvard University, Trump Administration, International Students, Lawsuits, Education
12 points by kamaraju 35 days ago | 0 comments
Trump admin revokes Harvard's ability to enroll all international students (npr.org)
The Trump administration has revoked Harvard University's ability to enroll international students, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Politics, Education, Immigration, International Relations
6 points by sizzle 35 days ago | 0 comments
College English majors can't read (kittenbeloved.substack.com)
Last month, we were discussing what functional literacy means and how many of us qualify. The excerpt below is about the sliding literacy scale defined by the PIAAC, and what it means to score 4 out of 5.
Education, Literacy, English Language
70 points by thinkingemote 35 days ago | 110 comments
America is in danger of experiencing an academic brain drain (economist.com)
America is in danger of experiencing an academic brain drain 
Education, Economics, Immigration, United States
64 points by mraniki 35 days ago | 136 comments